These two clubs are linked by Sam Allardyce, whose final game as Blackburn manager was a 2-1 defeat to Bolton in December. His former employers are headed in different directions, however, with Wanderers on course for their highest finish since Allardyce's time in charge while Rovers' 10-year spell in the Premier League might be nearing an end. Both sides may be without the strikers they borrowed in January but, as Bolton's Daniel Sturridge has seven goals and Blackburn's Roque Santa Cruz none, that looks less of a loss to Steve Kean's side. Richard Jolly